2012/10/10 EDC meeting
00:00:00 Danielle sick not there
00:00:25 Meeting being recorded
00:00:38 Pecuniary interest - none
00:00:53 Minutes of last meeting
00:01:03 Janice Jackson comments angry after listening to recording of last meeting
Replacing Matt Standen and Janice - don't contribute anything
Council decided to allow two council members
Newsletter listed accomplishments of EDO not EDC
JJ Questions what this committee has accomplished in last two years
Who created newsletter? Danielle created it
JJ concerned Danielle spends too much time working for committee
00:05:07 ? speaks - Danielle compiled info from many sources
00:05:44 Articles were written by members of committee
00:06:00 Janice challenges committee says she was humiliated; dangerous slippery slope
00:07:30 Mike requests Janice to stay
00:08:00 Mike says no insulting - doesn't want to belabour the point
00:08:20 Ted said JJ doesn't contribute
00:09:15 Committee discussed non attendance issues
00:09:43 John(?) Point of Order discussing the minutes
00:10:15 no additional comments
00:10:32 Brought and Dave Summerton - carried
00:10:55 Action items
00:11:05 recommendation to council regarding web site
00:12:16 discussion - Don very much appreciated to have Annette attend last meeting
00:13:20 Dave - just redo front page or revamp web site for economic growth
web site behind the times
00:14:34 software issues; it could not be modified
00:15:00 Matt says content can be modified - suggests removal of social networking portion
00:16:00 Don social networking e.g crowd sourcing - knows there is a cost to social networking
00:17:00 Matt agrees a dedicated person is needed
00:17:30 Is social networking important? Yes, but too time consuming
00:19:20 Don it needs to be quality
00:20:45 John Close - doesn't see anything wrong with recommendation
council's responsibility to debate budget issues
Close says council can modify it and tell committee that it was changed
00:23:00 Janice says we got flack last time something was brought back - doesn't support social networking
00:23:50 Dave says send it as is
00:25:00 Matt asks question - split out social media
00:25:20 John Close says recommendation does not ask for Town to be involved in social media
00:26:00 Vote to send to council - carried
00:26:40 newsletter
00:27:00 Danielle said well received
00:27:50 electronic version
00:28:30 majority want it electronically
00:29:00 committee wishes the newsletter to be posted as PDF on town website
00:29:30 budget work plan
00:32:00 discussion - one budget and work plan - EDC should have advisory role
00:32:55 Don speaks - Danielle has her EDC work plan; committee has work plans; streamline EDC
00:36:00 any conflicts with terms of reference - did not seem to be any conflict
00:36:45 Janice says a lot of talk but not much action
00:37:30 Don speaks
00:38:10 absences - Chair tries to skip over by saying already discussed
00:38:22 Keith wants to make sure everyone gets heard on this issue
can there be a backup person (councillor)?
00:40:00 John Close called Danielle; Janice says Danielle knew she would miss the last 2 meetings
00:40:30 Janice asks can't a call be made.
00:41:30 Committee needs councillor to guide what can and cannot be done
00:45:45 Janice, Matt, and John need to communicate if no one can be there;
00:46:00 John miscommunication with Danielle
00:47:00 Matt why do we even have this committee - cheap shots
00:47:45 Janice says committee agenda was clear; Mike defends previous comments
00:48:30 Mike doesn't belabour the issue further
00:49:40 John Close employment ontario; bruce county uses VPI.inc; they can run courses, e.g. computer basics
00:54:00 Is there a link on county web site? Not on Town web site
00:57:00 Workplan budget review - already discussed
00:57:50 Customer origin study - volunteers needed
01:01:00 Mike asks John if he knows about the survey - nope
01:03:00 Matt says locations are important
01:04:00 John Close speaks - secret shopper type of servey
01:05:40 Statistical analysis - post thanksgiving is different than say June
01:06:35 Close - we need core info
01:07:00 Matt speaks about how survey is done
01:07:50 Sample size - skewed results
01:09:10 All businesses all week
01:10:35 Member updates
01:10:45 Dave - Allenford
01:14:26 Don - Wiarton(?)
01:16:00 Keith - Bluewater park
01:18:45 infrastructure for physically challenged
01:20:00 parking lots and lighting
01:22:15 recycling bins with garbage
01:22:50 John Close - at end of day you have garbage, garbage, garbage
it has to be sorted anyway. People are the problem
01:24:00 Believes people will use.
01:24:30 Tie in to Marina - meet with Ian Allen
01:26:30 Gardens are important part of our assets - Close declares pecuiary interest
01:27:00 Matt - conference on 16th; celebrate downtown Wiarton
01:29:00 quarry tours - quarry association
01:32:55 Mike's report Georgian on hold
01:33:50 Close - VPI works with apprenticeship program
01:34:30 Reaching out to grade 9 and 10
01:35:15 Matt mentoring group
01:36:10 other business - strategic plan steering committee
01:37:40 Matt replies council felt they were losing control
01:38:30 Physician Recruitment committee
01:40:50 Mike frustrations from staff council goes through line by line
more of preference to department staff; how do we council to take seriously
01:44:09 John Close responds
01:47:00 Matt supports John's reply
01:47:30 (?) get underneath infrastructure fixed before paving
01:49:24 Some councillors don't want to spend any more money on Bluewater Park
01:51:30 Close - all rate payers must be considered
01:52:10 Next meeting is Nov 14, 2012
01:52:26 Adjourn